Bacterial colonization of nasal steroid inhalers in chronic rhinosinusitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 319-321

  Bhattacharyya, Neil ^a   Kepnes, Lynn ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; HUMAN; INHALER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUTH FLORA; PATHOGENICITY; RANDOMIZATION; REINFECTION; RHINOSINUSITIS; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0036870059     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240201600607     Document Type: Article

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